Category: Salamanca

Salamanca casts a spell on all those who have enjoyed its peacefulness, awakening the desire to return. —Miguel de Cervantes Very true. Salamanca, like Segovia, is one of those Spanish cities that resemble a Roman town -- and to me that is beautiful. This is no surprise as it was founded by Romans during that … Continue reading Visit to Salamanca in Spring→

How True

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. ~Lao Tzu

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.
~Mark Twain

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.
~James Michener

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself. ~James Baldwin

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine